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Today's podcast examines changes to the Google Hotels platform, several travel tech acquisitions, and stronger pricing power for Premier Inn.
Justin Dawes | 6 months ago
Hotels
Premier Inn says it has gained pricing power as 10% of all UK independent hotels have closed in the past few years. More remarkably, it says repeat guests made 86% of its bookings this year. It's a direct booking champ other hoteliers could learn from.
Sean O'Neill | 6 months ago
Premier Inn expanded to Germany earlier this year and it reflects in its strong first quarter sales as travel picks up.
Reuters | 10 months ago
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Premier Inn's expansion into the German hotel space, Sonder's delisting notice from Nasdaq, and Saudi Arabia's focus on regional hotel development.
Andres Buenahora, Skift | 12 months ago
Branded rivals Ibis, B&B, Motel One, and Best Western better watch out. UK-based brand Premier Inn is hungry to grow in the large German market.
Sean O'Neill | 12 months ago
Cost-conscious consumers might have helped UK-based hotel chain Premier Inn beat performance expectations. Still, the company seems set to find added measures to add value for its shareholders with a potential share buyback program.
Reuters | 12 months ago
News Blog
Whitbread's Premier Inn reported strong third-quarter occupancy figures for its 890 hotels, averaging 85 percent. Executives credited the performance to travelers becoming more cost-conscious during an inflationary period in its key markets of the UK, Germany, and the Middle East and thus migrating away from costlier hotel brands. The budget hotel chain said on Thursday…
Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago
Premier Inn expects to gain market share as rising energy and labor bills prompt many independent hotel owners to throw in the towel. Sad news for the industry, but good news for parent company Whitbread.
Premier Inn's owner Whitbread said on Wednesday that it has named Dominic Paul as its new CEO, to succeed Alison Brittain, who has "decided to retire from full-time executive life" at the end of the year. Brittain had steered UK-based budget brand Premier Inn for a half-dozen years, including through the shoals of the pandemic,…
Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago
Premier Inn is one of the first brands to talk openly about how inflation is impacting its bottom line. Expect to hear soon from other hotel brands acknowledging cost pressures, too.
